| Abstract: | Salinity, temperature, light transmission, oxygen saturation, pH, pCO2, chlorophyll a fluorescence, and the concentrations of nitrate, nitrite, dissolved silica, orthophosphate, and ammonia are continuously measured with a system designed primarily for estuarine studies. Near-surface water (2-m depth) is sampled continuously while the vessel is underway; on station, water to depths of 100 m is sampled with a submersible pump. The system is comprised of commercially available instruments, equipment, and components, and of specialized items designed and fabricated by the authors. Data are read from digital displays, analog strip-chart recorders, and a teletype printout, and can be logged in disc storage for subsequent plotting.
Data records made in San Francisco Bay illustrate physical, biological, and chemical estuarine processes, such as mixing and phytoplankton net production. The system resolves large- and small-scale events, which contributes to its reliability and usefulness. |
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| ProdID: | 11014 |
| Citation Author: | Schemel, L. E.; Dedini, L. A. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 28 p., ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
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| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 82-551 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Continuous water sampling and water analysis in estuaries; 1982; OFR; 82-551; Schemel, L. E.; Dedini, L. A. |
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| Text: | Continuous water sampling and water analysis in estuaries; 1982; OFR; 82-551; Schemel, L. E.; Dedini, L. A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1982/0551/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1982/0551/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
